A few things things: 1) Some of you guys crack me up! Lol :) 2) Thank you psytrade for mentioning those physician traders. I may just look...
Here you go: http://cl.ly/0f611085f9567416759c By the way: 1) I typically trade end of day - so yes I can trade futures while working...
Hi dtrader98, Thank you for the well wishes. It is a cushy job and moreover it is fun - especially when I get to do big heart cases (1-2x /...
Great thanks a bunch. No, there aren't fat tails. I started trading in 1999, learned how to do it consistently in 2003-2004, then stopped...
Yes unfortunately I'm leaving medicine because of ObamaCare. 3 years is what our lawyers are telling us before things start to go into effect....
I am a 34 y/o anesthesiologist (no school loans) getting ready for the move out of medicine in 3 years due to ObamaCare. I know this thread title...
I sincerely thank you for your time and generosity. I was lookong for something like this. Yes I am very willing to learn. So much too learn, not...
There are a few points that I think are important enough for me to butt in: 1. I was looking for a method to determine if my trading results...
I sincerely thank you! You bring great happiness to my evening with new information to learn. I will begin to look up all that you tell me (b/c I...
No I don't take it personally. But I do appreciate honesty. Strings of bad losses and/or a patient death is part of what we do. There is no way...
Illiquid, you bring up some solid points. But there a couple of reasons why I tend to disagree with your opinion that i dont know anything and...
Very insightful and helpful post masterjaz. Yeah I learned about leptokurtosis after reading up on the link that I posted about Barclays CTA's...
OKAY! I found the answer myself. Some of you suggested monte carlo, others suggested that there is NO normal distribution, and others said...
Thanks so much for clarifying this. Your explanation is what I thought Kelly % meant but I wasn't sure. I like that you metioned something I think...
Yes I do use options not stops. Problem arises when for example Lumber doesn't have an equivalent ETF and corresponding options. I know there are...
Being new to understanding Kelly % (but not new to trading), I too ask this same question. Although I could risk $38k, in reality I'd only risk...
A rising tide lifts all ships...if the broader markets are all going up in unison, it is what I would consider easy. Remember 1999? When...
HA! I KNEW there were some smart folk on this message board that know their statistics pretty darn good. And alright.... as other people...
I think what I'm asking if this makes sense to anybody is: Where on the binomial distribution curve does a 7.5% return in 3 month over 300+...
Its not 25 trades. It's a lot more. $1100 worth of $3 commission per contract at TOS. TOS just gives me the vehicles I've traded and their TOTAL...
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